Idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis as a cause of death in a young male patient with sudden abdominal pain: an autopsy case report.

Some patients with idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis might die without a definitive diagnosis during their lifetime because of the rarity of this disease. When encountering severe intestinal motility abnormalities of unknown cause, physicians should consider idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis when choosing therapy.